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women." [Al-Muwatta', Sunan al-Tirmithi, Sunan al-Nasa'i andSunan Ibn Majah].The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) also said: "It isbetter for one of you to be pierced by a steel pin in his head than totouch the hand of a strange woman." [Al-Mundhiri mentions that allthe narrators of this Hadith are trustworthy. Al-Albani classifies it asa good Hadith in Ghayah al-Maram (no. 403).]4. The Qur'an clearly forbids women from being soft spoken whiletalking to men. Allah says: "Be not too complaisant of speech, lestone in whose heart is a disease should be moved with desire: butspeak with a speech (that is) proper." [Sura Al Ahzab 33: 32].5. There is evidence that women may not sit with strange menwhile wearing perfume. The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be uponhim) said: "Any woman who puts on perfume then goes and passesby some men to let them find her scent is a type of adulteress."[Musnad Ahmad, Sunan al-Tirmithi, Sunan Abi Dawud, and Sunanal-Nasa'i with a sound chain of transmission]6. The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said: "The best ofrows in prayer for the men is the first row and the worst for them isthe last, and the best of rows for the women is the last row and theworst for her is the first." [Sahih Muslim].If this advice is being given for men and women when they are intheir purest frame of mind and engaged in prayer, then how shouldthey be expected to conduct themselves in other situations?Ibn 'Abbas relates that he prayed one of the 'Id prayers with theProphet (Blessings and Peace be upon him). He informs us that theProphet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) prayed and offered asermon, then he went to the women and offered to them aseparate sermon, admonishing them and encouraging them to givecharity. [Sahih Bukhari]Young Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 181